Recap

Wow it has been forever since I posted anything on here. Here is a recap of things that have been going on.

Christmas was great. The boys got all sorts of toys that made me go into rotating mode with their old toys. I had to get rid of toys to make room for the new toys. Julian and I are going to attempt a garage sale next Saturday, so we shall see how that goes. We have been trying for about two months now to have one but something always comes up and we postpone it. For some reason though I can't seem to part with any of their clothes. I just get all mushy inside when I look at the little itty bitty sizes of newborn and 0-3 month clothes and just can't part with them.

My birthday was okay. It wasn't the best but when you get older the pizazz of birthday's just aren't the same as when you were younger. Julian's mom came into town on my birthday to stay with us for a week. That was a great visit. She had strep throat when she arrived so that FREAKED me out but no one got it. The funny thing is, when she left is when we all got sick with just the common cold that won't go away..two weeks later. UGH. Anyhow, my family went to Brio and enjoyed some delicious food. I had a great time there with my loves ones and Julian surprised me with a Nook for B&N. I haven't received it yet but I am excited for when it ships.

While my MIL was here we went to Disney Live at the Toyota center and Tristan had a blast. That is the first event that we have taken him too really. I wanted to take him to an Imagination Movers concert thing but I was a week late. Oh well. We have taken him to the museum and stuff but nothing Disney. Julian has been talking about taking him to one of those things since he found out we were going to be parents. LOL. It only took two years but we got there. Aiden had a good time also. He loves it when Tristan smiles and laughs. That makes him smile and laugh. It warms my heart to see them smile and laugh together. LOVE it.

You know what we did New Years Eve? NOTHING. Not a darn thing. Gosh, we are old. LOL. Maybe next year we can live it up.

I am sick and trying to get over this darn cold that just won't go away. The boys were sick for a week and that was very hard. Both boys being sick at the time was very stressful. I wanted to pull my hair out. There was one night were I truly kept going from Tristan's room to Aiden's room all night long. I didn't go to bed till about 4:30 am. Everytime one child cried the other would start and then I had to hold both till they calmed down but had to keep them separated and they kept wanting to be with each other. That was very very hard on me. I would spend ten minutes in Tristan's room and then go spend ten minutes in Aiden's room. Julian wanted to help me but the boys wanted ONLY me. They would not accept Julian's help. Weird.

Tristan is doing fantastic. He is so grown up now. He knows tons of shapes and colors and can count to ten and sing songs. He loves to read and be read too. He tries to "read" to Aiden and Aiden just sits there and soaks it all up. We played our first game with Tristan. They are these plastic Oreos that stick together by matching different shapes. He has to find the matching shapes and put them together. Well, he pulls one half of the cookie from the jar and if it matches what he has he puts them together. It teaches him patience also. We had lots of fun with the "cookie game" as he calls it.

Aiden is doing fantastic also. He is crawling all over the house and is trying to talk now. It is sooooooooo cool watching him talk. He is truly trying to talk...not just say mama or dada but make a sentence. He voice goes up and down and he makes facial expressions and the whole nine yards. I think it is from listening to all of us talk. He hasn't said his first word yet but he is close. I almost hear dada the other day. Almost. He is cruising now also. Walking is right around the corner. We go for our nine month check up next Friday. I am anxious to see how much he weighs. The Dr. was concerned last time we went because Aiden was so small. Julian and I were both small babies though so I was worried. I just said that everything was fine that Aiden didn't seem hungry or sad or lacking in any way so he shouldn't be worried either. I am still nursing Aiden which a huge deal for me. My goal was to do it for a year because I had to stop at 4 months with Tristan. I am struggling a bit right now though because my supply has gone down and Aiden's appetite has gone up. He refuses formula. REFUSES it. I am working on upping my supply. I also make his baby food which is something I wanted to do with Tristan but never did.

If I remember I will post Aiden's stats next week. I love seeing how he grows and then comparing them to Tristan's. Aiden is much lighter than Tristan was at this age, that much I know but I think they are around the same length wise. We will find out next week.